“I’m
not a big watcher of football,” he said. “But if it’s a team who we are
playing next then it’s good to get a feel of what you are up against.

“Arsenal
are quite well known, but it’s nice to have a look. That’s why I watched them against Napoli. I’m not a big watcher otherwise.

“From
watching them I know it’s going to be as tough as ever. They’re looking
like the team to beat at the moment, they are going very well. They really were impressive.

“They
are a team who play the type of football that I really like watching – I
think football should be the way that they play it. They have got good footballers in every position.

“They’re really good at the moment, but so are we. We’re in a good place and I’m looking forward to it.

“It will be a tough task but so was Manchester United on Saturday and we managed to get all the things right to beat them.”.

The new arrivals who came in earlier this month helped inspire last week’s famous victory.

Morgan Amalfitano, the man who sneaked in under the radar on September 2, club-record signing Stephane Sessegnon, and Victor Anichebe were three of the heroes from the shock success.

Olsson admits they have all made an instant impact and believes they came in at the perfect time when the squad needed freshening up.

“Before
the window closed we were a little short and I was looking at the transfer window coverage on television hoping that we would get a few players in,” he added.

“We had quite a small squad, but I wasn’t overly concerned.

“The people we got in were really good signings.

“It’s my sixth season here and I think it’s one of the strongest squads we have ever had.

“I wasn’t too concerned but when you start in not the best way, you feel the pressure a bit.

“It
is not like you’re thinking ‘we need to get this player in or we need to get a player in in this position’, you’re just curious basically, and
hoping to sign good players because if you’re in a team with good players that makes you hopefully a better player as well.

“It is always a lift whatever business you’re in if there are a few new faces.

“It lifts the group, and there’s a bit more excitement, new players, new friendships, new faces, new competition.

“With the new signings coming in we’ve managed to deal with the slow start in a good way.

“Now we are in a good place and we need to keep going.

“Hopefully
we will be in a good place for a long time this season, but I know we will have some parts of the season which isn’t going to be the best.

“I
think it’s just important to be focussed – when you’re down don’t try to dig your head into the sand too much and when you’re up don’t let your feet drift away.”

Olsson,
once linked with a move to the Gunners, knows they will have to be at their best to take anything from the Premier League’s in-form team.

Yet he reckons it won’t be too much of a surprise if they do given the glory they achieved last weekend,

“I think we got quite good coverage from the media and among fans after last week,” he added.

“I
think the focus has been quite alright, the gaffer said it after the game, when we went off the pitch there were quite a few of the United fans that clapped us off the pitch.

“It was special to do that, you felt that that’s a good credit to get.

“To get credit from the fans and from the media is nice but it’s not vital I think.

“The credit you get from your teammates and the coaching staff and people at the club is the credit that matters.”